#8A523E#8A523E

#8A523E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.081 H 40.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A523E
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 62)
HSL	hsl(16, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(16, 55%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 55.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 21.20, 21.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 30.30, 45.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.0621 0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.081 40.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3690, 11.7870, 6.0749)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A523E #3E768A

analogous

#8A3E50 #8A523E #8A783E

triadic

#8A523E #3E8A52 #523E8A

tetradic

#8A523E #508A3E #3E768A #783E8A

square

#8A523E #508A3E #3E768A #783E8A

split-complementary

#8A523E #3E8A78 #3E508A

monochromatic

#362018 #60392B #8A523E #B26C53 #C5907E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8A523E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A523E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A523E

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A523E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A523E	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60593C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E653D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96494D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a523e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.081 40.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8373',
    500: '#8a523e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a523e;
$custom-light: #af8373;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a523e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.789,
    "s": 38,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49827,
    "c": 0.08147,
    "h": 40.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A523E

secondary

#75A0AF

accent

#AFCE5A

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A523E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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